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Kimiyoshi Kazuho - 公由 一穂

【Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei】

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The PV for “Higurashi: Mei” was revealed, alongside updates to their website, including cast, character names, and staff comments!

The first character is a relative to the Kimiyoshi family, as the introduction described. Her first name is either Ichiho, or Kazuho. Her voice actor is Mayu Sagara (”Love Live!”)

The middle character’s name, as given by her voice actress, Rie Takahashi (”Re:Zero”, “Fate/Grand Order”), is read as Nao Houtani.

It’s confirmed that the right-most character is Miyuki Akasaka, daughter to investigator Mamoru Akasaka. She will be voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro (”Sword Art Online”, “Noragami”, “No Game No Life”, “Hunter x Hunter”, “Danganronpa”, and more).

The voice actors for the original characters, such as Rena Ryuugu (Mai Nakahara), Mion Sonozaki (Satsuki Yukino), Satoko Houjou (Mika Kanai), Rika Furude (Yukari Tamura), and Keiichi Maebara (Soichirou Hoshi), will be cast again, as previously announced. 

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Photon³ is the next Switch puzzle jam ⊟

This looks so cool, a puzzle game about reflecting lasers around. It’ll be released June 29 on both Switch and Vita in Japan, from developer Smileaxe.

Said developer has an eclectic history of work-for-hire stuff, including an LBX spinoff, a Doraemon game, and a Kidz Bop Wii game that I definitely have to track down. Kidz Bop... from Smileaxe!

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“Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei” will release on September 3rd!

Pre-registration has started, although unfortunately, the game is not available to those outside of Japan.

Check out their website for additional details!

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“Higurashi: Mei” autograph campaign!

Follow @higurashi_mei, and retweet this post for a chance to win three autographs from Mika Kanai (Satoko Houjou), Yukari Tamura (Rika Furude), and Yui Horie (Hanyuu)!

The contest ends October 22nd.

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Check out AppMedia test out the new “Higurashi: Mei”!

Here’s an article, called “Preceding Play”, highlighting key information about the game, such as story, costumes, gameplay, and game events/rewards!

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Mobile game “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei” received an update to its designated website, including information on cast, characters, and story!

Voice actors Mai Nakahara (Rena Ryuugu), Yukino Satsuki (Mion Sonozaki),  Mika Kanai (Satoko Houjou), and Yukari Tamura (Rika Furude) will reprise their roles. 

Plot spoilers below:

It’s confirmed that Tamurahime no Mikoto, a character who appears during “Kamikashimashi-hen” (a chapter written for the 2014 PC game “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou”), will act in the story, which is set in the year 1993, ten years after the events of the mainline sound novel.

Another major character is Ichiho (?) Kimiyoshi; descendant to the Kimiyoshi Family, who she lost to the Great Hinamizawa Disaster. She travels to the remains of the village, where she’s attacked by never-before-seen monsters--”tsukuyami”--when the goddess Tamurahime safely sends her back in time to the peaceful days of Hinamizawa prior.

Please contact me if you have a better translation!

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One major new release was unveiled yesterday; to coincide with the “Higurashi” anime, “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei (Inochi)” has been announced!

“Higurashi: Mei” is a free-to-play RPG mobile game, developed for iOS and Android by Smileaxe, set with a new story with new characters, written by Kiichi Kanou, with credits also to Ryukishi07. The battle themes are orchestrated by Motoi Sakuraba (credited for his work on the ”Dark Souls” soundtrack). Ayane is to preform the opening theme, called “Frustration”, which is composed by Chiyomaru Shikura once more.

A new Twitter account announced the release, which is said to be this summer, alongside a new website that has additional details. To pre-register for items in-game, follow Mei’s Twitter, or sign up here.